ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION FACILITIES
Prior to 1999, any data concerning the engineering construction category of Recreation included landscaping projects. From 2000 to 2003, it was possible to obtain data which excluded landscaping which were more closely aligned to the ACLC concept of sports and physical recreation facilities. However, these classifications were not completely aligned as the Recreation category includes amphitheatres, which the ACLC would class as cultural facilities. The engineering classification also excludes pleasure boat marinas and marine pleasure piers, which the ACLC would regard as being for sports and physical recreation.
Since December 2003, changes in the collection of data have meant that it is no longer possible to obtain information exclusive of landscaping regarding Recreation projects undertaken by the public sector. However, for work undertaken by the private sector, it remains possible to exclude landscaping and it is expected that this situation will continue for the foreseeable future. Table 10.1 presents the available data which exclude landscaping for both the private and public sectors.
During the years 1999-2000 to 2002-03, when all Recreation project data could exclude landscaping, the estimate of the total value of work done decreased from $477.1m to $373.0m before increasing to $410.9m and then $446.9m in 2002-03. During this time, the contribution of the public sector was approximately one-third - ranging from 31% in 1999-2000 to 36% in 2001-02. For 2002-03 the public sector contribution was 33%. Conversely, the private sector contribution for 2002-03 was 69% or $298.4m. After reporting five successive increases in the value of work done, the private sector experienced a decrease for the second consecutive year to $375.3m (3.7%) in 2007-08.
10.1 ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, Recreation projects (excluding landscaping), Original |
|
 | Work commenced | Work done | Work yet to be done(a) |
| $m | $m | $m |
Value of work undertaken by the private sector |
|
| 1999-00 | 309.0 | 328.4 | 62.3 |
| 2000-01 | 206.3 | 242.5 | 27.8 |
| 2001-02 | 243.5 | 261.8 | 42.0 |
| 2002-03 | 352.7 | 298.4 | 50.7 |
| 2003-04 | 327.8 | 358.2 | 55.8 |
| 2004-05 | 464.9 | 375.3 | 24.8 |
| 2005-06 | 575.9 | 410.1 | 34.5 |
| 2006-07 | 654.4 | 389.9 | 178.5 |
| 2007-08 | 464.9 | 375.3 | 59.9 |
Value of work undertaken by the public sector |
|
| 1999-00 | 150.9 | 148.6 | 27.9 |
| 2000-01 | 132.7 | 130.5 | 39.4 |
| 2001-02 | 141.8 | 149.1 | 26.2 |
| 2002-03 | 191.1 | 148.5 | 48.1 |
Total value of work undertaken |
|
| 1999-00 | 459.9 | 477.1 | 90.2 |
| 2000-01 | 339.1 | 373.0 | 67.2 |
| 2001-02 | 385.3 | 410.9 | 68.3 |
| 2002-03 | 543.8 | 446.9 | 98.9 |
|
| (a) The value of work yet to be done is the outstanding work for the project at the end of the period. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Engineering Construction Survey. |
Although excluding landscaping results in a purer measure of sports and physical recreation activity, it is also useful to look at the data with landscaping included. This is because these figures are directly comparable with earlier data and provide a time series covering the years leading up to and immediately subsequent to the Olympic and Paralympic Games held in Sydney in 2000 and the years leading up to the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne in 2006. Table 10.2 presents ten years of data including landscaping, for both the private and public sectors.
Between 1998-99 and 2007-08, the total value of work done on recreation projects has shown an upward trend with increases recorded for all but two years. One of the years to show a decline was 2007-08. However, the estimate of $1,781.4m in this year was not much lower than the $1,790.3m recorded for 2006-2007. The value of work done in 1999-2000 - the financial year immediately prior to the Sydney Olympic Games was also 28% higher than the estimate of $840.2m for the previous year. In the lead-up to the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the estimate for 2005-06 of $1,711.0m was 3.3% higher than the previous year.
10.2 ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, Recreation projects (including landscaping), Original |
|
| Work commenced | Work done | Work yet to be done(a) |
| $m | $m | $m |
Value of work undertaken by the private sector |
|
| 1998-99 | 701.8 | 700.0 | 64.2 |
| 1999-00 | 871.3 | 910.4 | 95.5 |
| 2000-01 | 828.6 | 859.2 | 61.4 |
| 2001-02 | 923.1 | 952.0 | 58.5 |
| 2002-03 | 1 269.9 | 1 223.4 | 82.3 |
| 2003-04 | 1 276.8 | 1 240.5 | 102.3 |
| 2004-05 | 1 635.4 | 1 452.0 | 82.1 |
| 2005-06 | 1 770.0 | 1 459.0 | 76.0 |
| 2006-07 | 1 821.2 | 1 397.5 | 252.3 |
| 2007-08 | 2 116.4 | 1 330.6 | 86.8 |
Value of work undertaken by the public sector |
|
| 1998-99 | 135.7 | 140.2 | 28.0 |
| 1999-00 | 165.4 | 163.0 | 31.9 |
| 2000-01 | 150.7 | 151.7 | 46.9 |
| 2001-02 | 166.1 | 189.4 | 30.1 |
| 2002-03 | 201.7 | 157.4 | 49.2 |
| 2003-04 | 153.4 | 161.7 | 50.5 |
| 2004-05 | 268.7 | 204.6 | 71.5 |
| 2005-06 | 280.0 | 251.9 | 53.5 |
| 2006-07 | 407.2 | 392.9 | 65.4 |
| 2007-08 | 452.8 | 450.9 | 269.7 |
Total value of work undertaken |
|
| 1998-99 | 837.5 | 840.2 | 92.3 |
| 1999-00 | 1 036.7 | 1 073.4 | 127.5 |
| 2000-01 | 979.4 | 1 010.9 | 108.3 |
| 2001-02 | 1 089.3 | 1 141.4 | 88.6 |
| 2002-03 | 1 471.6 | 1 380.7 | 131.5 |
| 2003-04 | 1 430.3 | 1 402.2 | 152.8 |
| 2004-05 | 1 904.1 | 1 656.6 | 153.6 |
| 2005-06 | 2 050.0 | 1 711.0 | 129.5 |
| 2006-07 | 2 228.3 | 1 790.3 | 317.7 |
| 2007-08 | 2 569.2 | 1 781.4 | 356.6 |
|
| (a) The value of work yet to be done is the outstanding work for the project at the end of the period. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Engineering Construction Survey. |
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